Asunción mayoral candidate Soledad Núñez presented a six-measure plan to combat corruption in municipal administration, using unfinished storm drainage works at the Costanera as backdrop. "Corruption is paid for with the money of those who work at the end of the month to sustain a city hall that gives no answers," she declared, pointing to concrete structures that she said had already been paid for but never installed.
The proposals include creating a Special Asset Recovery Unit to audit and recover misappropriated funds, ending payments to "planilleros" - ghost employees linked to political favors - surprise audits in all departments, a public contract registry, an open accounts portal for real-time transparency, and a secure channel for anonymous corruption reports.
Núñez also publicly challenged her main rival, Camilo Pérez of the National Republican Association (ANR), to a debate on government proposals. "I want to publicly invite Camilo to debate these issues. The city deserves to know, it doesn't deserve to have these matters swept under the rug," she stated.
Meanwhile, Camilo Pérez's campaign promised to secure $300 million in international funding to restructure the capital's finances. In an interview with broadcaster GEN, financial advisor César Addario stated that funds were already committed in New York to refinance the city's current debt and raise additional resources. The information was released by newspaper Hoy, which presented details of the economic plan.
The financial plan, as detailed by Addario, proposes replacing local debt bonds paying 18% interest with international loans at 6.3%, generating $12 million in interest savings over a decade. The operation would include one year of grace period and nine years paying only interest, with issuance of international bonds without state guarantee within 14 weeks after taking office.